hemoptysis

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Etymology

From hemo- +‎ Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).

Noun

hemoptysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemoptyses)

  1. (medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

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